REPLICATION PACKAGE for: "Asymmetric Crime Dynamics In and Out of Lockdowns" 
By Ruben Poblete-Cazenave

FILE DESCRIPTION:	REPLICATION PACKAGE README FILE
AUTHOR:			RUBEN POBLETE-CAZENAVE
LAST EDITED ON:		FEBRUARY 9, 2024


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*** SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ***
All data analyses were carried out using:
Stata version 17.0 (64-bit)
Windows 10 (64-bit x86-64).

*** RUN ***
First, put all files (do files, dta files, ado file) in the same folder.
Second, create an empty folder named "tables and figures", where all tables and figures will be contained. 
Third, run the do files. (see description is below).
Tables are exported in tex format (they can be opened with any program supporting LaTex or just with notepad)
Figures are exported as pdf.
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- General files: 

1. "README file.txt": Lists all files and computing environment necessary for replication.
2. "Codebook.pdf":  Codebook for all variables in dataset and description of the data and sources.

- Replication do files:

1. "main_crime_covid.do": Contains the commands to reproduce for the following tables and figures:
	Figure 1: daily_crimes.pdf
	Figure 2: local_linear_num_cases_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_theft_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_burglary_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_robbery_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_murder_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_kidnapping_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_women_crime_demeaned_adj.pdf local_linear_riot_demeaned_adj.pdf
	Table 2: main_clustered.tex
	Table 4: Mechanisms.tex
	Figure 3: Eventstudy_demeaned.pdf Eventstudy_demeaned_prop_pers.pdf
	Figure 5: property_crime_eventstudy_unemployment.pdf property_crime_eventstudy_migrant.pdf

2. "main_recidivism.do": Contains the commands to reproduce for the following tables and figures:
	Figure 6: Eventstudy_recidivism.pdf

3. "main_cmie.do":
	Figure 4: India_unemployment_Bihar_2020_gmi.pdf income_expenses_savings_borrowing.pdf

- dta files:

1. "database_crime_covid.dta": Contains the main database with criminal data. Unit of observation: police station-day level.
2. "database_recidivism.dta": Contains the data regarding arrested individuals. Unit of observation: individual arrested.
3. "database_unemployment.dta": Contains the data regarding economic outputs for India and Bihar. Unit of observation: India/Bihar at week/monthly level.

- Other files:

1. "cmie_economy_bihar.xlsx": Economic variables for Bihar. Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)


